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Nokia Places API FAQ

Welcome the Places API

Use this forum for discussion of the Places API - this is a web service that allows you to offer HERE Places data directly to the users of your application. Official support for this API can be found on StackOverflow,but you can still ask questions about how to use it from this community. StackOverflow is great for Q&A but if you want a free flowing discussion then this forum is better. Questions will be answered in both places. Please understand the etiquette and rules before posting as listed in the FORUM FAQ

Re: Nokia Places API FAQ

Q: What is the HERE Places API?A: The HERE Places API is a RESTful web service API that allows you to offer places data from the HERE Cloud (as used in HERE Maps) direct to the users of your application whilst maintaining your own look & feel. The Places service supports a variety of use cases that center around two major features:

Place discovery – Help users find the places relevant to them

Place information retrieval – Provide detailed information about places users are interested in

The API follows RESTful principles. It defines resources that represent the entry points for the supported use cases and uses hypermedia links to describe the application flow within a selected use case

Q: Where can I find examples of the API in action?

Examples of the use of the API can be found under the 'Places & Search' section of the API explorer at:http://developer.here.com/javascript_api_explorer/, click on Switch to the REST API explorer on the top right of the page to obtain REST API examples